2000 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College Comparisons
in Employment and Extracurricular Activities
This document reports survey data on college/school differences in the respondents' reported involvement in extracurricular activities at NC State, and their work experience while at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2000 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 2000 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Employment | Activities
Employment
Number of hrs worked/week while at NCSU
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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Less than 5 hrs/wk |
% |
4.2 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
5-9 hrs/wk |
% |
12.6 |
16.4 |
8.6 |
10.6 |
14.6 |
19.4 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
19.6 |
9.1 |
10-14 hrs/wk |
% |
23.4 |
25.1 |
22.9 |
22.4 |
23.7 |
13.9 |
19.4 |
27.7 |
30.4 |
23.3 |
15-19 hrs/wk |
% |
21.1 |
18.6 |
34.3 |
16.5 |
19.4 |
30.6 |
28.2 |
14.9 |
21.7 |
20.5 |
20-24 hrs/wk |
% |
20.2 |
19.1 |
28.6 |
24.7 |
16.6 |
13.9 |
22.6 |
27.7 |
13.0 |
22.2 |
25-29 hrs/wk |
% |
8.4 |
6.6 |
2.9 |
16.5 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
10.5 |
6.4 |
4.3 |
9.1 |
30-34 hrs/wk |
% |
4.0 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
More than 35 hrs/wk |
% |
6.2 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
Job relationship to academic major
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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Mean |
2.02 |
2.16 |
2.40 |
1.64 |
2.20 |
2.11 |
1.81 |
1.85 |
2.09 |
1.90 |
|
Not related |
% |
33.0 |
25.8 |
20.0 |
50.0 |
28.9 |
31.4 |
42.7 |
42.6 |
30.4 |
32.4 |
Somewhat related |
% |
31.7 |
32.4 |
20.0 |
35.7 |
22.1 |
25.7 |
33.9 |
29.8 |
30.4 |
45.5 |
Directly related |
% |
35.3 |
41.8 |
60.0 |
14.3 |
49.0 |
42.9 |
23.4 |
27.7 |
39.1 |
22.2 |
Job not related by choice?
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
No |
% |
30.8 |
35.4 |
42.9 |
34.1 |
31.0 |
18.2 |
37.7 |
35.0 |
35.7 |
16.1 |
Yes |
% |
69.2 |
64.6 |
57.1 |
65.9 |
69.0 |
81.8 |
62.3 |
65.0 |
64.3 |
83.9 |
Co-op/internship/practicum/field exper.
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
No |
% |
49.8 |
52.5 |
54.2 |
46.8 |
39.5 |
8.9 |
44.3 |
60.0 |
48.1 |
73.8 |
Yes |
% |
50.2 |
47.5 |
45.8 |
53.2 |
60.5 |
91.1 |
55.7 |
40.0 |
51.9 |
26.2 |
Job contribution to personal/prof growth
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
Mean |
3.57 |
3.65 |
3.29 |
3.63 |
3.58 |
3.63 |
3.46 |
3.33 |
3.78 |
3.52 |
|
Poor |
% |
1.5 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fair |
% |
4.5 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
9.5 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
Good |
% |
29.7 |
29.0 |
47.6 |
22.4 |
25.6 |
31.7 |
36.3 |
47.6 |
14.8 |
35.0 |
Excellent |
% |
64.3 |
68.2 |
42.9 |
71.4 |
67.3 |
65.9 |
56.3 |
42.9 |
81.5 |
58.3 |
Job offer from employer at field exper.
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
No |
% |
65.8 |
73.8 |
61.9 |
74.0 |
54.5 |
63.4 |
79.7 |
90.5 |
55.6 |
65.0 |
Yes |
% |
34.2 |
26.2 |
38.1 |
26.0 |
45.5 |
36.6 |
20.3 |
9.5 |
44.4 |
35.0 |
Involvement in Extracurricular Activities
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
Academic (Honors prgm, etc.) |
% |
35.4 |
38.0 |
44.9 |
36.9 |
36.2 |
31.3 |
34.4 |
40.0 |
46.3 |
26.8 |
Organizations/clubs related to major |
% |
61.5 |
65.1 |
75.5 |
59.2 |
67.0 |
83.3 |
49.4 |
67.3 |
77.8 |
45.5 |
Honor/service/prof frat/sorority |
% |
29.8 |
35.4 |
24.5 |
29.1 |
26.7 |
39.6 |
24.0 |
23.6 |
48.1 |
29.4 |
Residence hall council, IRC |
% |
7.1 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
10.1 |
6.3 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
14.8 |
5.6 |
Social fraternity/sorority |
% |
17.0 |
17.9 |
14.3 |
21.4 |
12.0 |
8.3 |
19.5 |
3.6 |
20.4 |
25.1 |
Intramural/rec sports, club teams |
% |
44.2 |
45.0 |
38.8 |
33.0 |
49.6 |
39.6 |
34.4 |
32.7 |
68.5 |
45.5 |
Varsity athletic teams |
% |
3.5 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
5.6 |
Student government |
% |
2.9 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
Student judicial board |
% |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Union activities board, student media |
% |
4.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
10.4 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
Visual/performing arts/music groups |
% |
8.4 |
9.6 |
10.2 |
5.8 |
9.5 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
12.7 |
14.8 |
3.5 |
Minority student groups |
% |
6.9 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
9.7 |
9.1 |
13.0 |
4.8 |
Religious/political/issue groups |
% |
13.4 |
13.1 |
2.0 |
12.6 |
13.9 |
12.5 |
16.9 |
21.8 |
22.2 |
9.5 |
Other groups |
% |
7.0 |
9.6 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
10.9 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
For more information on the 2000 Graduating Senior Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
Posted: May, 2001
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